Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fabricate
Participle: fabricated
Gerund: fabricating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fabricate |
| you | fabricate |
| he;she;it | fabricates |
| we | fabricate |
| you | fabricate |
| they | fabricate |
Perfect
| I | have fabricated |
| you | have fabricated |
| he;she;it | has fabricated |
| we | have fabricated |
| you | have fabricated |
| they | have fabricated |
Past
| I | fabricated |
| you | fabricated |
| he;she;it | fabricated |
| we | fabricated |
| you | fabricated |
| they | fabricated |
Pluperfect
| I | had fabricated |
| you | had fabricated |
| he;she;it | had fabricated |
| we | had fabricated |
| you | had fabricated |
| they | had fabricated |
Future
| I | will fabricate |
| you | will fabricate |
| he;she;it | will fabricate |
| we | will fabricate |
| you | will fabricate |
| they | will fabricate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fabricated |
| you | will have fabricated |
| he;she;it | will have fabricated |
| we | will have fabricated |
| you | will have fabricated |
| they | will have fabricated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fabricate |
| you | fabricate |
| he;she;it | fabricate |
| we | fabricate |
| you | fabricate |
| they | fabricate |
Perfect
| I | have fabricated |
| you | have fabricated |
| he;she;it | have fabricated |
| we | have fabricated |
| you | have fabricated |
| they | have fabricated |
Imperfect
| I | fabricated |
| you | fabricated |
| he;she;it | fabricated |
| we | fabricated |
| you | fabricated |
| they | fabricated |
Pluperfect
| I | had fabricated |
| you | had fabricated |
| he;she;it | had fabricated |
| we | had fabricated |
| you | had fabricated |
| they | had fabricated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fabricate |
| you | would fabricate |
| he;she;it | would fabricate |
| we | would fabricate |
| you | would fabricate |
| they | would fabricate |
Perfect
| I | would have fabricated |
| you | would have fabricated |
| he;she;it | would have fabricated |
| we | would have fabricated |
| you | would have fabricated |
| they | would have fabricated |
Imperative
| you | fabricate |
| we | Let's fabricate |
| you | fabricate |
Verbs conjugated like 'fabricate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fabricate'
abdicate,
apricate,
imbricate,
lubricate,
refabricate,
rubricate,
abligate,
abrogate,
aeriate,
affricate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to construct
- artifice, betimber, build, build up, compile, construct, edify, erect, extruct, fashion, form, make, manufacture, produce, put together, put up, rear, timber, upbuild
- build
- form, construct, erect, frame, make, manufacture, assemble
- lie
- coin, prevaricate, devise, pretend, fake, contrive, feign, misrepresent
Antonyms
- lie
- truth, veracity, rise, move
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English fabricaten (“to fashion, make”), from Latin fabricātus, perfect active participle of fabricor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fabrica (“a fabric, building”) + -or (verb-forming suffix); see fabric and forge. Cognate with French fabriquer. See: French '
fabriquer'.
Verbs referencing "fabricate"
Ido fabrikar.
Sample Sentences
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to fabricate a bridge or ship
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The bronze that formerly ornamented this temple was made use of to fabricate the baldachin of St Peter's. [1908, Major W. E Frye, After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819:]
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to fabricate computer chips
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The omni-tool itself is a combination computer and general-purpose engineering device that fabricates tools and equipment as needed. It acts as a translator, computer, holographic recorder and player, full translation software, and can create lockpicks and any other equipment needed to use a character's skills. An omni-tool can be upgraded with a number of options. [2012 June, Stew Wilson, “Mass Effecting the Thousand Suns”, in RPG Review, number 16, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 50:]
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Planar metamaterials with subwavelength thickness, or metasurfaces, consisting of single-layer or few-layer stacks of planar structures, can be readily fabricated using lithography and nanoprinting methods, and the ultrathin thickness in the wave propagation direction can greatly suppress the undesirable losses. [2016, Hou-Tong Chen, Antoinette J Taylor, Nanfang Yu, “A review of metasurfaces: physics and applications”, in arXiv:]
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to fabricate a lie or story
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Both sites, with their ad-laden interfaces emphasizing information about pregnancy, baby names, celebrity moms, and family fun, reflect pervasive concerns about the roles that adults, particularly women, play in creating the conditions of childhood. These concerns are illustrated by the desire of the aforementioned mom-bloggers to curate extraordinary adult memories for their children by fabricating a mythical period of wide-eyed wonder and magical moments. [2019 February 1, J. C. Garden, “Interrogating innocence: “Childhood” as exclusionary social practice”, in Childhood, volume 26, number 1, page 55:]